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BOAT TRIP – Bali Sumbawa Voyager

We are about to set sails!

BOAT TRIP

BALI SUMBAWA – VOYAGER

Our best Boat Trip ever – unique and very special!

Ari and Roland from Kima Surfaris take you on this 5 star Explorer Boat Trip.

You will discover remote bays, beautiful islands, and world class waves between Bali and Sumbawa (Lakey Peak).

Spend 11 days on our luxurious Phinisi „MatahariKu“ („My Sun“) and discover an impressive part of the world’s largest archipelago, Indonesia.

The variety of seldomly surfed waves will get every surfer excitement. Endless waves with a lot of face, some tuberides are waiting too.

So do not hesitate to ask your boss for holidays.

The trip is available at an unbeatable price, taking into consideration the high end comfort. Even non-surfing guests will enjoy this adventure.

THE BOAT

The boat’s design with three spacious decks, 5 airconditioned luxury cabines with ensuite bathrooms, a comfortable lounge with kitchen and plasma TV, are arranged in a classic Indonesian style whilst maintaining the highest standards of comfort.

The MatahariKu’s sundeck is the perfect place to relax or spend the night with the moon and stars in sight.

You are wondering what to do after surfing or between your sessions?

No worries: simply relax with a good book on one of the spacious decks, or go for a snorkel now and again, or how about some fishing or harpooning? If you have had enough of nature, you can watch a DVD, or listen to some music in the lounge.

As far as safety is concerned, the boat really is up to the state of the art with all necessary safety and navigation techniques, life jackets, dinghy, GPS, radio, compasses, charts etc.

This cabin could soon be yours!

In total there these on board facilities:

- 5x double cabins with a/c, big double bed and private bath room

- 2x 2 person cabins with bunk beds and a/c

- 1x Lounge area with a/c, kitchen and flat screen TV

- HiFi iPod/USB sound system

Route

The trip can start in Bali or Sumbawa.

(We will be happy to assist you booking a domestic Indonesian flight.)

We do not describe our route in detail here in order to keep the numerous secret spots secret. We can tell you though that we head to Lembongan Island, Lomboks Southern coast, South Sumbawa up to Lakey Peak.

Along these 220 nautical miles there are more than 20 rather well known surf spots and probably dozens more that no soul has ever surfed.

Those spots we will explore with YOU!!!!

Prices:

1200 € per person

Flight Bali-Sumbawa about 69€

Dates

Bali Sumbawa: 29th  August – 8^th September 2010

Sumbawa – Bali: 13^th September  – 23^rd September

So what are you waiting for???

Hurry up, book, fly and start enjoying soon!

www.kimasurf.com/bali-sumbawa-boattrip.html

Eyeball Report Canggu

- pic by KIMA Surf Camp Bali –

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Wind 6mph
Temperature Sea 28°c Air 28°c

Eyeball Report Canggu

- pic by KIMA Surf Camp Bali –

Swell 6ft @ 16secs
Wind 7mph
Temperature Sea 27°c Air 28°c

Eyeball Report Canggu

- pic by KIMA Surf Camp Bali –

Swell 4ft @ 12secs
Wind 7mph
Temperature Sea 27°c Air 27°c

Eyeball Report Canggu

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Swell 10ft @ 15secs
Wind 9mph
Temperature Sea 27°c Air 27°c

“History of Surfing” part 10

Enjoy our

“HISTORY of SURFING” BLOG

and learn more about this amazing sport.

Part 10

Albert Falzon

It is hard to imagine modern surfing in Bali without the impact that

Albert Falzon

(1945 – ) and his pivotal 1972 film

“Morning of the Earth”

has had on the island of the gods.

This film was the first to feature Indonesia as a surf destination and the perfect, empty waves of Uluwatu surfed by Michael Peterson and Stephen Cooney started what is now the mainstay of Bali’s economy – surf tourism.

“In Bali we stayed in the only available losmans at Kuta. Surfed the beach breaks and Kuta reef. No surfers anywhere. The sequence at Uluwatu was a two day affair. The first time I went to Ulu’s it was two feet … the smallest I’ve ever seen it even after visiting Bali countless times. A few days later the beach break came up so we decided to go to Ulu’s and see what it was like … when we walked to the edge of the cliff there were lines all the way to the horizon … it was about ten feet. We surfed and filmed there all day much to the amazement and amusement of the locals who had never seen surfing before and spent the night against the cliff on the small beach next to the cave. It was a full moon and with Rusty playing his guitar, a few Balanese fisherman perched on the rocks against the cliff face and an exploding sea not far in front of us it was a pretty memorable experience. The next day was still big. We surfed and filmed there all day and went back to Kuta in the afternoon burnt and surfed out.”   - A.F.

Alby started surfing at 14 and began making his first surf films at 15, showing unedited footage in his backyard and charging a small fee at the gate, just as he had seen Bud Brown do when he brought his first surf films from overseas.  Bob Evans, father of the Australian surf film and the head of Surfing World magazine, acted as a mentor to Falzon.  Evans brought Falzon on staff after receiving numerous still-shots from his homebreaks on the NSW Central Coast, and the two learned the art of film-making together with no formal training.  Eventually, Falzon branched off on his own and started Tracks magazine as a bi-weekly with John Witzig and David Elfick, using his off-weeks to continue working on his own surf film, one focused more on a surfing lifestyle integrated with the natural world rather than on the most radical maneuvering.

There is no commentary in the film, a stark contrast to earlier surf film styles such as Bruce Brown’s archetype The Endless Summer which is driven by his commentary and humor, which makes the music all the more important.  Featuring a completely original soundtrack, the first ever to receive a Gold Record status for album sales in Australia, all of the film’s music was performed by friends of the filmmaker.  Falzon would give the musician’s a sequence of film to go off and live with for a time, and they’d come back with the music to accompany the surfing footage.

Alby continues his creative life today, having recently finished the film Globus: The Meaning of Light and is in production on an IMAX surfing film as well.  He has traveled extensively beyond surfing locales to such destinations as Burma and Tibet, where he was the first person to ever film the sacred Wesak Festival in the remote Himalayan mountains, having to trek two weeks through sub-zero temperatures to reach his destination.  Falzon made a 12-part documentary on “Festivals of the World” which is sold now in more than 80 countries.

He is a huge proponent of living life to the fullest in each passing moment and believes that the secret to a happy life in surfing is giving away the best waves to your friends . . .

…there’s always one more…

Aloha for now…

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Trey Highton, KIMA SURFARIS, Bali

Eyeball Report Canggu

- pic by KIMA Surf Camp Bali –

Swell 10ft @ 16secs
Wind 13mph
Temperature Sea 28°c Air 28°c

Eyeball Report Canggu

- pic by KIMA Surf Camp Bali -

Swell 3ft @ 16secs
Wind 4mph
Temperature Sea 29°c Air 27°c

Eyeball Report Canggu

-pic by KIMA Surf Camp Bali-

Swell 2ft @ 16secs
Wind 10mph
Temperature Sea 29°c Air 27°c

Eyeball Report Canggu

-pic by KIMA Surfcamp Bali-

Swell 2ft @ 13secs
Wind 6mph
Temperature Sea 29°c Air 26°c